Ming Dynasty Sancai-Glazed Miniature Offering Vases betelbox and Sichuan

and Sichuan

and an exceptional addition to a collection of medieval arms

The Asante people (also Ashanti)

or personal belongings

Ming Dynasty Sancai-Glazed Miniature Offering Vases betelbox and SichuanMing Dynasty, c. 15501644 AD, China A superb matched pair of miniature sancai glazed vases, crafted as mingqispirit objectsto accompany the deceased into the afterlife. Each vase is finely modeled with a waisted neck rising to a foliate shaped rim adorned with five small pellets, flanked by double ring handles, and a compact inverted pear shaped body set on a tall conical foot. The rich amber and green sancai glaze stops just above the unglazed base,